Guides · 18 October 2026 · 6 min read

How Do I Cancel BeenVerified

A step-by-step guide to cancelling your BeenVerified subscription and opting out of its people search listings, including what to check first.

To cancel a BeenVerified subscription, log in to your account, open the account or billing settings, and select the option to cancel your membership. If you cannot find it, contact their customer support and ask them to cancel and confirm in writing. Cancelling the paid subscription is separate from removing your own personal information from their listings. You often need to do both.

This guide covers the two things people usually mean when they ask how to cancel BeenVerified: stopping the recurring charge, and taking your own profile out of their search results.

First, work out what you actually want to stop

There are two separate things here, and they are easy to confuse.

• A paid subscription. This is the recurring charge you signed up for to run searches on other people. Cancelling it stops future billing.
• A listing about you. BeenVerified also publishes profiles built from public records and data brokers. You can have a listing about yourself even if you never paid for anything. Cancelling a subscription does not remove it.

Decide which one applies. Many people need both steps.

How to cancel the paid subscription

The exact wording of the menus can change, so these steps are described generically. The path is usually similar.

1. Log in to your BeenVerified account using the email and password you signed up with.
2. Open your account settings. Look for a section labelled something like account, billing, or subscription.
3. Find the membership or subscription area and select the option to cancel.
4. Follow the prompts to confirm. You may be asked for a reason or offered a discount to stay. Decline if you want out.
5. Look for an on-screen confirmation and a confirmation email. Save both.

If you cannot find a cancel button, or the account will not let you cancel online, contact their customer support directly. Ask them to cancel the subscription and to send written confirmation. Keep a record of the date and who you spoke to.

If you were billed after cancelling

If a charge appears after you believed you had cancelled, contact BeenVerified support first with your confirmation details. If that does not resolve it, you can dispute the charge with your bank or card provider. Keep copies of your cancellation confirmation to support the dispute.

How to remove your own information from BeenVerified

This is the part that matters if you do not want strangers finding your details. BeenVerified provides an opt-out process for people who want their profile removed from its search results.

1. Go to the BeenVerified opt-out page. You can find it through the links in the site footer, usually under a heading about privacy, do not sell my information, or opt out.
2. Search for your own listing. You will normally enter your name and location, then look through the results for the record that matches you.
3. Select the correct listing. Check the age, previous locations, and relatives shown to make sure it is yours and not someone with the same name.
4. Submit the removal request. You will usually be asked to provide an email address so they can send a verification link.
5. Open the verification email and click the link to confirm the request. The removal is not processed until you do this.
6. Save a copy of the confirmation. Note the date you submitted it.

After you confirm, the listing should come down within a short period. If it is still visible after a reasonable wait, repeat the process or contact their support referencing your original request.

Use your legal rights if you are eligible

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act gives you the right to ask a data broker to delete personal information it holds about you. Residents of some other regions have similar rights under their own laws. You can send a deletion demand in addition to using the standard opt-out form. State clearly that you are exercising your right to deletion and ask for written confirmation of what was removed.

What you cannot remove

Some of the information that appears in a BeenVerified profile comes from public records. These cannot be deleted at the source.

• Court filings and case records
• Property ownership and deeds
• Corporate registrations and business filings
• Voter registration rolls, where public by law

You can remove the aggregated profile that BeenVerified publishes, but the underlying public records remain available from the official sources. That is a limit of the law, not a failure on your part.

Expect listings to come back

This is the honest part. Opting out of BeenVerified is not permanent. These companies rebuild their records from upstream data feeds, public records, and other brokers. A profile you removed today can reappear within a few months once the data is refreshed from those sources.

The practical approach is to treat removal as maintenance, not a one-time task. Check back every few months, search for your listing again, and resubmit the opt-out if it has returned. Keep your confirmation emails so you can show a pattern if you need to escalate.

Removing yourself from one broker does not touch the dozens of others that may publish the same details. BeenVerified is one site among many.

Doing this across many sites

BeenVerified is a single entry in a large network of people search sites, and many of them share or copy data. Opting out of one does little for the rest. Doing each by hand, then repeating every few months, takes real time.

Vanish is a Mac app that automates this. It finds where data brokers publish your personal information and sends CCPA deletion demands on your behalf, including the repeat checks. It is an alternative to the manual process described above, not a replacement for understanding your rights.

Quick summary

1. Cancel the paid subscription in your account settings, or ask support to cancel and confirm.
2. Use the opt-out form to remove your own listing, and click the verification link.
3. Send a deletion demand if your local law gives you that right.
4. Accept that public records stay public and that listings tend to return.
5. Recheck every few months.

Common questions

Does cancelling my BeenVerified subscription remove my own profile?

No. Cancelling the paid subscription only stops future billing. Your personal profile is a separate listing that you have to remove through the opt-out process, even if you never paid for anything.

How long does the BeenVerified opt-out take?

After you click the verification link in the confirmation email, the listing is usually taken down within a short period. If it is still showing after a reasonable wait, repeat the request or contact their support with your original submission details.

Will my information stay off BeenVerified permanently?

No. Brokers rebuild their records from public records and upstream data feeds, so a removed listing can reappear within a few months. Treat opting out as something you repeat rather than a one-time fix.

Can I get a refund if I was charged after cancelling?

Contact BeenVerified support first with your cancellation confirmation. If they do not resolve it, you can dispute the charge with your bank or card provider using your saved confirmation as evidence.

Why can't I delete the court and property records shown in my profile?

Those come from public records that are public by law. You can remove the profile BeenVerified builds from them, but the original court filings, property deeds, and similar records remain available from their official sources.